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Representatives from the countries backing the Syrian opposition are set to meet to discuss a peace conference as the battle rages for the town of Qusayr.

A goat believed to have been headed for the slaughterhouse has made a desperate bid for freedom, causing traffic chaos on a US highway as it leapt onto cars, caused a four-vehicle accident and evaded police for two hours.

Egypt has reopened the Gaza border crossing after Sinai militants released three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers kidnapped five days ago.

The search for survivors after a tornado wiped out an Oklahoma City suburb is nearly done, as the death toll stands at 24, including nine children.

An American woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly fed family members poisoned cheese.

Two US experts have rejected the claim by another pathologist that an American scientist working in Singapore was murdered, as his family claims.

Critics have hit out at the UK's motor registry for firing an employee who used Facebook at work, saying it shows a draconian approach to social media.

Thousands of lightning strikes have hit New Zealand as storms sweep across the country.

A Scottish nightclub has defended putting two-way mirrors in the women's toilets so patrons in a private booth can spy on them.

Pakistani politician Imran Khan has left hospital after a bad fall at an election rally this month.